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Terence Blacker (born 5 February 1948 near Hadleigh, Suffolk) is an English author, columnist, journalist, and publisher. ==Biography== Blacker is the son of General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker.〔He grew up on the family farm in Suffolk. He attended Hawtreys preparatory school and Wellington College before reading English at Cambridge. Blacker began his working life in horse-racing and as an amateur jockey.〔 〕 Subsequently he worked in publishing for 10 years during the 1970s and 1980s,〔 where he was responsible for overseeing the publication of works by Jerzy Kosinski. Blacker became a full-time writer in 1983 and has written children's books and mysteries for adults. His first children's book ''If I Could Work'' was published in 1987 and his first adult novel, ''FIXX'', won critical acclaim and was described by ''The Guardian'' as a "tour de force". He is an active member of English PEN, and is also an EAW member. In 1975 he married Caroline Soper, youngest daughter of the radical Methodist minister Donald Soper (div. 2001). They have two children Xan and Alice. Blacker's partner is now Angela Sykes. He writes the "Endpaper" for ''The Author''. For many years, he wrote the "Harvey Porlock" column in ''The Sunday Times'', as well as a column about the book business for ''Publishing News''.〔 His regular writing for ''The Independent'', newspaper, usually consisting of twice-weekly columns, came to an end in December 2013 after nearly 16 years.〔Terence Blacker ("By all means ‘prepare’ for old age. But don’t forget to live in the present " ), ''The Independent'', 16 December 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terence Blacker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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